Sick

Chelsea isn't feeling well today. I just put her in bed and she got really upset, basically because she is sick. I went and laid down with her and talked to her a bit until she calmed down. Then I sang to her, hush little baby and you are my sunshine,  the two song I sing most to my kids. When I was done she had big tears in her eyes. I asked what was wrong and she said

"Those songs are so sweet!"

Then buried her head in my chest and snuggled in really close.

I could live though any parenting frustration for that moment.  ♥♥♥

Chelsea 6

Walk to school

Me: Zach I'm soooo tired! I think you should walk to school so I can go back to sleep.

Z: what?! No! I can't walk to school!  Would you walk to school? ?

Me: yeah I used to walk to school all of the time. I wasn't spoiled like you, no one drove me.

Z: Mom! Of course you walked to school!  Cars weren't even invented yet when you were a kid!  I guess you could have ridden a horse. But then you would goof off and be late.

Zach age 8

Totoro

We have a neighbor cat who has been spending a lot of time in our yard. I think he looks like Totoro so that is what I call him. The kids and I decided he is Gidget's (our cat) boyfriend. I was singing "Gidget and Totoro sitting in a tree.... K-I-S-S-I-N-G!"

Zach:  Mom, I think you mean L-I-C-K-I-N-G!

Zach - age 8

Archaeologist

Chels had to do a 'Getting to know you' poster for school. One of the boxes on it asked what she wanted to be when she grew up. She said she wanted to be an archaeologist. I asked her how it went and she told me

"No one knew what an archaeologist was. I wanted to tell them its River Song but no one in my class even knows Doctor Who! I just cant explain everything to them."

Chels - age 5 

Corruption

Z: Chels, do you want to go to jail? I'm going to be a police so I can put you in jail.
C: I don't want to go to jail.
Z: Then you better give me a lot of money so you don't have to go to jail.
C: But I don't have a lot of money!
Z: You better get some. Maybe steal it or something.

They become corrupt so young nowadays. ::sigh::

Z - 8
C - 5

Hunger Games

Heading into Costco

C: can I get a smoothie?
Z: me too?
Me: I'll tell you what, lets play hunger games.
Z: what is that?
Me: I'll send you into the forest and only one of you comes out. Whoever comes out gets the smoothie.
Z: mom, are you sure that's appropriate?
C: do we have to walk to the woods?

Z - 8 years old
C - 5 years old

Hangry

C: Mom, I'm really hangry. Like, I feel like I want to rip some people's arms and legs off.

C 5 years old